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Do you use a computer every day? Everybody likes computers and new technology. This site has five excellent video stories about computer technology, inventions and what is going to happen in the future with technology. Learn how to talk about emails and activities we do on the computer in English. Did you know that in English we say "dot com for .com?"

In the global digital world most people have a camera. This podcast is a conversation about cameras and focuses on phrases we use when talking about cameras. Essential language for intermediate students is a part of this podcast.

This podcast is easy to understand and focuses on vocabulary for things that you can find in a laboratory. This is an excellent source for special vocabulary related to a science or medical laboratory and has an excellent audio explanation.

Jake and Lindsay discuss text messaging versus using the phone. Do you think it depends on a person's age? Includes audio file of native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

Tom and Jess talk about e-mail, social networking sites and time on the computer. Includes audio file of native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

Tom and Jess both talk about things they could not live without. Includes audio file of native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

Blogs are more popular than ever. Do you have a blog? Would you like to start one? Traver has one. Listen to the slow and fast dialogue of the podcast while following along with the transcript. This podcast includes explanations of highlighted words to help you expand your vocabulary, especially regarding slang terms or everyday phrases.

Learn useful phrases for leaving and receiving phone messages by listening to a conversation where a man leaves a message on a friend's answering machine. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

Jason has a new smartphone and he's showing off all its features to his friend Hitomi. Listen to the slow and fast dialogue of the podcast while following along with the transcript. This podcast includes explanations of highlighted words to help you expand your vocabulary, especially regarding slang terms or everyday phrases.

Keiko is suggesting improvements for Al's webpage; right now it has no style at all. Listen to the slow and fast dialogue of the podcast while following along with the transcript. This podcast includes explanations of highlighted words to help you expand your vocabulary, especially regarding slang terms or everyday phrases.

What are important factors in selecting an ISP (Internet Service Provider) for Internet service? Learn phrases about gaining internet access by listening to this radio commercial. To see the full transcript and vocabulary notes, click "Quick Script" at the top of the page.

Monica and Todd discuss how the internet is changing the way people read. Includes audio file of native English conversation (New Zealand / U.S.) with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

Jake is addicted to video games and has been since the late 80's! Jake talks about his love of video games with Lindsay. Includes audio file of native English conversation with transcript of all audio and vocabulary notes. Some words in the transcript are "clickable" and take you directly to the notes. Great for expanding your vocabulary and enhancing pronunciation!

File sharing is popular, but illegal. Do you think it's right or wrong to share digital copies of movies? Listen to the slow and fast dialogue of the podcast while following along with the transcript. This podcast includes explanations of highlighted words to help you expand your vocabulary, especially regarding slang terms or everyday phrases.

This podcast talks about creating a video resume, a new type of resume for the modern age. Listen to the slow and fast dialogue of the podcast while following along with the transcript. This podcast includes explanations of highlighted words to help you expand your vocabulary, especially regarding slang terms or everyday phrases.

Twenty-four hour news, e-commerce, international call-centres, mobile phones, Global Positioning Systems … all these are making the world smaller and faster. Learn vocabulary related to modern technology after listening to the audio and following the transcript. There is a comprehension task for you to practice, too.

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone. Learn vocabulary related to this modern technology after listening to the audio and following the transcript. There is a comprehension task for you to practice, too.

Linus Pauling was the only person who has ever won two (unshared) Nobel Prizes: for Chemistry in 1954, and a Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. He is also known as "the vitamin C man". Learn vocabulary related to science and social issues after listening to the audio and following the transcript. There is a comprehension task for you to practice, too.

Listen to this phone conversation about technical problems a man is experiencing with his new computer, then take the comprehension quiz to see how much you understand. More activities are there to practice vocabulary related to computer sales and repair.

Learn how to talk about the Internet in English. In this advanced English lesson you will see two friends looking for information about the weather on line. One friend is explaining to the other how to use the Internet to find this information.

Jonathan talks about how some people think NASA never went to the moon and his thoughts on the matter. Includes audio file of native English (U.S. / Canada) conversation with transcript and vocabulary notes.

Learn how to describe the latest high-tech gadgets in English. In this advanced English lesson you will see people talking about mobile phones, PDAs and computers using compound adjectives. You will learn several of the most common compound adjectives for describing technology and how to form your own compounds.

The word was first used in 1919, but we have been using "biotechnology" for thousands of years. When eating a delicious cheese sandwich, you can thank biotechnology for the pleasure! It also includes transcript and a comprehension task. All items, including the audio file, are downloadable.

Secret codes are not a new idea. They are almost as old as writing itself. We know that the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks used them, as did the Arabs of a thousand years ago. It includes a transcript and a comprehension task. All items, including the audio file, are downloadable.

Mysterious! Creepy! ESP is a catch-all expression for the alleged ability of certain people to receive transmitted thoughts from others, to transmit their own thoughts, or to see what will happen in the future, or move things. Listen to the audio and follow along with the text to learn new words and practice pronunciation.

Most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, documents and photographs, but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago, like bones and ceramics. It includes transcript and comprehension questions. Easy format can be downloaded or printed easily. Includes a list of new vocabulary to complement the text.